The Labeling of Sex Offenders: The Unintended Consequences of the Best Intentioned Public Policies

by Sean Maddan

The Labeling of Sex Offenders contributes to the research on the effects of sex offender registration and notification policies using the labeling perspective. The labeling perspective asserts that offenders who are labeled are more likely to re-offend; this is counter to sex offender registration policies, which assume that knowing the identity and whereabouts of sex offenders is imperative to the public's ability to protect itself. This research...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761841237
• ISBN13: 9780761841234
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"